suffer
verbVerb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they suffer | |
| he / she / it suffers | |
| past simple suffered | |
| past participle suffered | |
| -ing form suffering |
- [intransitive]
to be badly affected by a disease, pain, sad feelings, a lack of something, etc. （因疾病、痛苦、悲傷等）受苦，受難，受折磨 I hate to see animals suffering. 我不忍心看動物受苦。 The country has suffered greatly at the hands of its corrupt government. 這個國家在腐敗政府的控制下遭受了巨大的損失。 - suffer from something
to suffer from a disorder/a disease/an illness/a condition 患有紊亂/疾病/疾病/病症 patients suffering from depression/cancer 患有抑鬱症/癌症的病人 Increasing numbers of children are suffering from mental health problems. 越來越多的兒童患有精神健康問題。 He suffers from asthma. 他患有哮喘。 The economy is still suffering badly from a lack of demand. 由於需求不足，經濟仍然遭受重創。 - suffer with something
to suffer with depression/a cold 患抑鬱症/感冒 - suffer for something
He made a rash decision and now he is suffering for it. 他當初草率決定，現在吃苦頭了。 The lead actor had to suffer for his art by losing 10kg for the role. 主角不得不爲自己的藝術付出代價，失去了10公斤的角色。 Women continue to suffer in silence under the repressive regime. 在壓迫政權下，婦女繼續默默忍受痛苦。
Extra ExamplesTopics Illnessb1Many companies are suffering from a shortage of skilled staff. 許多公司苦於缺乏熟練員工。 road accident victims suffering from shock 交通事故中受到驚嚇的受害者 I'm sorry that you have to suffer alone like this. 你這樣獨自一人受苦，我很難過。 They were just expected to suffer in silence. 他們被認爲就應該默默忍受。 This area suffered very badly in the storms. 該地區在暴風雨中損失慘重。 Thousands of children in the world today suffer needlessly. 當今世界上有成千上萬的兒童遭受着不必要的痛苦。 people suffering under repressive regimes 在專制的政權下受煎熬的人們 Premature babies are more likely to suffer from breathing difficulties in childhood. 早産兒在童年更有可能出現呼吸障礙。 I played tennis yesterday and I know I shall suffer for it today. 因爲昨天打了網球，我知道今天要受罪了。 No child deserves to suffer for a parent's mistakes. 孩子不應該因父母的錯誤而受苦。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- a lot
- badly
- enormously
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- be likely to
- tend to
- continue to
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- for
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- suffer in silence
- [transitive] suffer something
to experience something unpleasant, such as injury, defeat or loss 遭受；蒙受 to suffer a stroke/heart attack 中風/心髒病發作 Victims suffered severe injuries in the accident. 受害者在事故中受了重傷。 The company suffered huge losses in the last financial year. 公司在上一財政年度出現巨額虧損。 Crops suffered serious damage as a result of the floods. 由於洪水，莊稼遭受了嚴重的損失。 The party suffered a humiliating defeat in the general election. 該黨在大選中慘敗。 His mother died young, and his sister suffered the same fate (= his sister also died young). 他母親英年早逝，他妹妹也遭受了同樣的命運。
Extra ExamplesOxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- a lot
- badly
- enormously
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- be likely to
- tend to
- continue to
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- for
- from
- under
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- suffer in silence
- [intransitive]
to become worse 變差；變糟
Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French suffrir, from Latin sufferre, from sub- ‘from below’ + ferre ‘to bear’.
Idioms
not suffer fools gladly
to be very impatient with people that you think are stupid 不願遷就笨人；不能容忍愚蠢者 She was a forceful personality who didn't suffer fools gladly. 她是一個堅強的人，不會輕易忍受傻瓜。